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Why John & Jane Smith Can't Afford To Buy A house - No, it isn't interest rates
Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...
Jason Lee
What did you guys do for a living when starting out?
Greetings BP!
I'm new to the real estate community and i'm looking to getting into real estate investing. From what i have concluded, real estate investing takes quite a long period of time before you start t...
Caleb Johnson
Hard Money Lending Questions
I am interested in using a hard money lender to buy a property to flip. What are some questions you would ask a lender to vet hard money lenders? Also what are some things you look for in a lender? Do you recommend a ...
Dylan Tanner
Burger King moved out but still has 10 years left on lease - how to flip and profit?
Hey guys,
I ran by a deal where BK moved out but still has a 10 year absolute NNN lease in place. They're paying about 20% less then market rates. I'm wondering if I were to purchase it, would BK pay a fee up...
Zachary McDonough
My Wholesaler's Toolbox. What's in Yours?
Hey BP Nation,
So I have a few rentals under my belt using the traditional method (with either conventional or FHA financing) by finding deals on the MLS. However, I really want to learn the skills of deal finding/ge...
Caroline Knight
Newbie Intro - seeking any and all advice and comments!
Hello everyone! I have been listening off and on to the biggerpockets podcast and having "we should get into real estate" talks with my partner for about a year now. I recently picked up The Book on Rental Property In...
Elizabeth Robbins
Only 3% of women's businesses reach $1mil- glass ceiling?
As a female entrepreneur, I was kind of appalled at hearing this news considering that the number of women entrepreneurs is increasing at an extraordinary rate, growing at four times the national pace of business form...
David Hendrix
How do you collect rent from lower income units?
Hello everyone,
I have a couple of multi units in Mansfield Ohio (6 unit and 8 unit). They are both lower income type properties ($300 to $325 per unit). How do you collect payment from these lower income ren...
James Wise
Short Term Rentals - Best Practices
My company is currently making a big push into the Short Term Rental business in the Cleveland market. Thus far, our business has primarily been long term buy & holds in the lower income space. We're going to be h...
Jean T.
New investor in metro Detroit, MI
Hi all,
I am a wanna be investor in real estate living in the Metro Detroit area in Michigan. I've been on the REI sidelines for a few years now, reading books and internet articles. I recently moved to Michigan, and...